追溯 (zhuī sù) — (figurative) to trace back to, to date from; (literal) to go upstream
Definition
追溯 (zhuīsù) means 'to trace back' — following the history or origin of something to its source. More focused on historical/origin tracing than 追踪 ('to track/pursue' a current target), and more formal than 追.
verb
(figurative) to trace back toto date from(literal) to go upstream
Examples
- 追溯。Zhè xiàng chuán tǒng kě yǐ zhuī sù dào sòng cháo.This tradition can be traced back to the Song Dynasty.
- 追溯。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài zhuī sù zhè zhǒng jí bìng de qǐ yuán.Scientists are tracing the origin of this disease.
- 追溯，。zhuī sù Lì shǐ de cháng hé, wǒ men kě yǐ fā xiàn hěn duō zhì huì.Tracing the long river of history, we can discover much wisdom.
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